After the recognition of Hoi An
ancient town, Hanoi old quarter, Duong Lam village in Son Tay Town, about 60km
to the west of Hanoi Capital is the first ancient village recognised as a
national relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information.
This village is pround of the birthplace of two of Vietnam’s kings, Phung Hung (761-802) and Ngo Quyen (896-944). Both men led resistance wars against northern invasion and after winning national independence, were crowned kings. After their deaths, the local people built temples in their honour.
The ancient village has a history of about 1,200 years with many houses
dating back up to 400 years. One special thing about the village is that most
of the buildings here are made of laterite and mud, two materials that are
abundant in the area. Apart from its historical and tourism values, Duong Lam
ancient village is an important place for scientists to study resident
communities in ancient agriculture. The village gate, banyan, well, communal
house are important factors in classifying Duong Lam ancient village.
At here, The communal house is a
worshipping place of the god – founder
of the village. This ancient village consists of 5 villages so it has 5 communal
houses. So far, Mong Phu communal house is a gathering place of the villagers
for cultural activities. The communal house was made carefully with
sophisticated decoration details. It is considered as a flower of unique
sculptural architecture.
Architecture of the house mainly
has 5 or 7 spans with 2 wings. It has 5 rows of columns, sometime 1 row
disappears. The house has specialized by sophisticatedly carved details in the
form of flowers, leaves, clouds.
A system of wooden doors is very
firm. Each span has 4 leaves of the door with upper and lower joints.
Thresholds were made of firm wood above 40-50cm from the ground and 10cm from
the floor. This distance helps to ventilate well, avoid humidity for the
thresholds. The whole system of the thresholds is the tie system linking all
spans together.
A system of wooden doors is very
firm. Each span has 4 leaves of the door with upper and lower joints.
Thresholds were made of firm wood above 40-50cm from the ground and 10cm from
the floor. This distance helps to ventilate well, avoid humidity for the
thresholds. The whole system of the thresholds is the tie system linking all
spans together.
For tangible culture relic, Duong Lam has 21
relic sites, consisting of temples, pagodas and tombs and ten of which have
been classified as national and provincial relics. For intangible cultural
relic, Duong Lam has preserved various festivals, customs and literature on the
people and land of Duong Lam through different period of time. For ecological
environment, Duong Lam has many beautiful scenes linked with legendary stories
such as Guom Hill, Ho Gam Hill and tales on the two kings Phuong Hung and Ngo
Quyen.
Along with the relics scenic
famous typical in the province, Duong Lam ancient village is an attractive
destination, the interesting tour, attracting domestic and foreign tourists. And you? Be the next person
go to Duong Lam ancient village, if you are a person who love the destination
with fresh air, many beautiful scenes, quiet space beside the ancientarchitecture inside this famous old village.
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Duong Lam- The most beautiful ancient village in Vietnam
Reviewed by vietnam sapa tour
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July 14, 2016
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July 14, 2016
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